Restoration Vocab

Deference

honorable submission and respect

Eminent

high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished

Enumerate

mention one by one

Faction

a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics

Fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Foment

to instigate or foster discord or rebellion; promote the development of an undesirable course of action

Importune

ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something

Ligature

a thing used for binding or typing up

Papist

a Roman Catholic

Parsimony

extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

Pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Raiment

clothing; apparel; attire

Repine

feel or express discontent; fret

Retinue

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

Rogue

a dishonest or unprincipled man; scoundrel

Rudiment

undeveloped or imperfect form of something

Salable

fit or able to be sold

Satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

Scrupulous

diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

Vindicate

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like